WJPA Sports

WPIAL Championship Week got off to a rough start for Fort Cherry baseball. The Rangers committed five infield errors on the way to an 11-2 loss to Neshannock in the Class 2A Final at EQT Park.  All told, the Lancers were gifted seven extra outs and cruised to their 7th WPIAL baseball title.  Chartiers-Houston softball lost to Laurel in the Class 2A Third-Place game, sending the Bucs into the PIAA tournament as the League’s 4th place team, putting them in the top half of the state bracket.

Wednesday, the League opens the WPIAL Softball Championships with three games set for PennWest-California’s Lilley Field, including the 2A Bentworth vs. Neshannock game at 11:45 am on WJPA-AM (1450). Later Wednesday afternoon, Jeff-Morgan takes on West Greene  for the final 1A softball state berth. Bentworth, Carmichaels, Chartiers-Houston and Fort Cherry have already clinched PIAA berths. The state tournaments are set to begin June 1.

WPIAL Baseball Brackets 
Tuesday, May 26
1A Final Eden Christian > Greensburg Central Catholic, 5-1
1A Third Place Serra Catholic > Western Beaver, 5-0
2A Final Neshannock > Fort Cherry, 11-2  Listen Here
2A Third Place Riverview > South Side Beaver, 12-2 (6) (only Riverview qualifies for PIAA)
4A Final Indiana > Elizabeth-Forward, 4-0
4A Third Place Hopewell > Derry Area, 3-0 (only Hopewell qualifies)

Wednesday, May 27
1:00 pm 3A Final South Park vs. Ellwood City
2:00 pm 5A Third Place Montour vs. Thomas Jefferson
4:00 pm 6A Final Butler vs. North Allegheny
5:00 pm 3A Third Place Avonworth vs. Riverside
7:00 pm 5A Final Upper St. Clair vs. South Fayette

WPIAL Softball Brackets
Tuesday, May 26
3A Third Place Ellwood City > Keystone Oaks, 5-1 (only Ellwood City qualifies)
5A Third Place Baldwin > Thomas Jefferson, 3-1
2A Third Place Laurel > Chartiers-Houston, 6-5
4A Third Place Hampton vs. North Catholic at North Allegheny (winner only qualifies)

Wednesday, May 27
11:45 am 2A Final Bentworth vs. Neshannock, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
2:15 pm 5A Final Shaler vs. North Hills
4:00 pm 1A Third Place Jeff-Morgan vs. West Greene at Pleasant Valley (winner only qualifies)
4:30 pm 6A Final Hempfield vs. Seneca Valley

Thursday, May 28
12:00 n 1A Final Union vs. Carmichaels
2:15 pm 3A Final South Park vs. Mt. Pleasant
4:30 pm 4A Final Elizabeth-Forward vs. Blackhawk